#MythicalCreatureMonday – Firebird

In Russian folklore, the Firebird’s plumage glows red, orange and yellow like a fire, and eats the golden apples of immortality at midnight in order to light up the night. In a prominent fairy tale, Prince Ivan finds a tail feather from the bird and embarks on a quest to bring the bird back to his father’s kingdom. Through trials and tribulation, and a bit of treachery from his two older brothers, he is able to return to his father’s house on a flying carpet carrying the Firebird in a golden cage. The Prince was probably set for life since when the bird sings, pearls fall from his beak.